Given name & surname
Frédéric
“a peaceful ruler”
Frédéric is a variant of Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Frédéric is a variant of Frederick. One German interpretation is “a peaceful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Frédéric is a variant of Frederick. An origin associated with Frederick is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Frédéric is used as a form of Frederick.
Frédéric’s family of names
In French usage, Frédéric has a diminutive in Fred. Frédéric shares a linguistic root with Frederick. In French usage, Frédéric has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Federico.
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Around the world
Frédéric has relatives in 38 languages.
32 related names in 38 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- FedericoItalian, Spanish
- FredericRomanian, Occitan
- FriedrichGerman
- FrederikTurkish, Slovak
- Derikcognate · Walloon
- FredrikSwedish, Norwegian
- FredericoPortuguese, Galician
- ФридерикRussian
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- ФридрихRussian, Serbian
- ΦρειδερίκοςGreek
- FryderykPolish
- BedřichCzech
- Fridolinequivalent
- Fadriqueequivalent
- Freerkequivalent
- Friederichequivalent
- ФрідріхUkrainian
- FriderikSlovene
- FrydrichasLithuanian
- FridrihsLatvian
- FridericusLatin
- FriðrikIcelandic
- FrigyesHungarian
- Fidiricugallo-italique de Sicile
- VeetiFinnish
- FríðrikurFaroese
- PriitEstonian
- FrederikoEsperanto, Basque
- FridrikCroatian
- ফ্রেডেরিকBengali
People named Frédéric
- Frédéric MistralProvençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige (1830–1914)
- Frédéric PassyFrench economist and statesman (1822-1912)
- Frédéric BastiatFrench classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly (1801-1850)
- Frédéric BeigbederFrench writer and literary critic (born 1965)
- Frédéric Auguste BartholdiFrench sculptor and painter (1834–1904)
- Frédéric KanoutéMalian-French footballer (born 1977)
- Frederick III of SicilyKing of Sicily from 1295 to 13371272–1337
- Frédéric BulotGabonese and French association football playerborn 1990
- Frédéric CuvierFrench biologist (1773-1838)
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